Comments on: True Colorshttp://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/06/26/34581
News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoricTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:17:38 +0000hourly1By: MattNYChttp://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/06/26/34581/comment-page-1#comment-96892
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:54:32 +0000http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=34581#comment-96892In one article, it mentioned that Skelos was smiling when the vote tally was announced and the crowd in the gallery was celebrating.

I wrote him a thank-you note for making sure teh vote happened (along with ones to the four who voted yes) and acknowledged that he was walking a fine line. I did (kindly) chide him for voting no, but I think we do have to give credit to them. There were MANY opportunities for them to deny us the vote.

Stefano, you are very wrong about the threat to the party. It’s not at all clear that a block would have cost them the Chamber and it CERTAINLY would not have meant the “death of the Republican political party in New York.” In fact, it is very possible that the vote will cost them control of the Senate, but I think they will hold on.

]]>By: J. Peronhttp://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/06/26/34581/comment-page-1#comment-96876
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:46:08 +0000http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=34581#comment-96876You say: “I’m sure their grandchildren in future decades won’t look at those votes with pride.” Coincidentally that is the topic of my current column at Huffington Post.

]]>By: GreenEyedLilohttp://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/06/26/34581/comment-page-1#comment-96863
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:02:00 +0000http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=34581#comment-96863Yes, yes, yes. I keep feeling like if we’ve got Republican elected officials, professional athletes, and CEOs of large corporations behind us, then the “traditional family” groups are inching ever closer to history’s dustbin where they belong. There’s still lots to do, like passing GENDA, but things feel more like they’re going in the right direction this weekend.
]]>By: Stefano Ahttp://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/06/26/34581/comment-page-1#comment-96861
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:14:15 +0000http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=34581#comment-96861Oh, puhaaaleeeze. Skelos and the other “No” republicans didn’t stand aside because they were being noble, they stood aside because they realized that if they didn’t it would mean the death of the Republican political party in New York.
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